Invision Power Board index.php pop Parameter XSS

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(12101);
  script_version("1.22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-2279");
  script_bugtraq_id(9822);

  script_name(english:"Invision Power Board index.php pop Parameter XSS");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a
cross-site scripting issue.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"There is a bug in the version of Invision Power Board on the remote
host that makes it vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.  An
attacker may exploit this issue to steal the credentials of legitimate
users of this site.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/356742");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Unknown at this time.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/03/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/03/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:invisionpower:invision_power_board");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("cross_site_scripting.nasl", "invision_power_board_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("www/invision_power_board");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

  exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);
if (  get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/generic_xss")) ) exit(0);


# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/invision_power_board"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
    dir = matches[2];

    w = http_send_recv3(item:string(dir, "/index.php?s=&act=chat&pop=1;<script>foo</script>"), method:"GET", port:port);
    if (isnull(w)) exit(1, "The web server did not answer");
    r = w[2];

    if("<script>foo</script>" >< r)
    {
 	security_warning(port);
	set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
    }
}